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Knoxville Magazine - December 2009 / January 2010 Issue
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New Britain Herald / The Bristol Press Article - November 23, 2009
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Three Deuces Down: November 27, 2009
Three Deuces Down by Keith Donnelly is the first book in the “Donald Youngblood” mystery series. Publisher: Court Street Press, January 2008
Bored Wall Street whiz kid Donald Youngblood returns to his East Tennessee hometown and on a whim gets a Private Investigator license. Joined by his best friend Billy Two Feathers, a full-blooded Cherokee Indian, they open Cherokee Investigations and for a few years work small cases and just hang out.
Then Don is summoned by the rich and powerful Joseph Fleet to find his missing daughter and son-in-law. As Don and Billy go through the motions of investigating the disappearance, a sinister plot unfolds complicated by a restless girlfriend, a beautiful blond police officer, a New York mob boss, and a killer on the loose with Don in his sights.
From the backwoods of Tennessee to the coast of Florida to the streets of New York and halfway around the world, Donald Youngblood, with the help of some well-connected friends and a nose for trouble, chases an elusive and deadly foe to extract the ultimate revenge and realizes the chase will change his life forever.
This was a great mystery that when I read the first sentence, I keep reading because I just had to know what happens next. I really like the tone and voice of the characters. If you like a good mystery, some laughs and just plain fun in your reading, this is a book you’ll want to read. My rating: 4.5 stars
Three Days Dead: November 24, 2009
Three Days Dead by Keith Donnelly is the second book in the “Donald Youngblood” mystery series. Publisher: Hummingbird Books, August 2009
When Tennessee private investigator Donald Youngblood solved the Fairchild case in Three Deuces Down, he vowed never again to go hunting for a missing person. With live-in-love and Mountain Center cop, Mary Sanders, and his faithful black Standard Poodle, Don’s life has settled back into its old routine.
All of that is about to change. An attractive, precocious teenage girl shows up in his office one morning needing help finding her missing mother.
Now, Don must track down a mother gone wrong while trying to find her abandoned daughter a proper home before child welfare gets the scent. To complicate matters, an old flame is being harassed by a former boyfriend, who is not what he appears to be, and she is begging Don to do something about it.
Tracking down the missing mother with the help of his best friend and partner and Don’s ever-dangerous new friend, the trail of clues leads to a Las Vegas confrontation where Don comes face to face with henchmen of a Vegas bad boy, and nearly pays the ultimate price.
I love this book. A young teenager seeks help in finding her troubled mother and when the trail leads to Las Vegas, Don and his associates go in search of her. Meanwhile Lacy is happily settled in the Youngblood home and her mother is found and disappears again only to succumb to the dark side. I love the plot of this story and the voice of the characters. I plan to read the first book in the series and any books after. My rating: 5 stars
ETSU Unique Alumni Article
From the Fall 2009 Edition of ETSU Today Magazine
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Kingsport Times Article - September 27, 2009
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Bristol Herald Courier Article - September 13, 2009
"[Keith Donnelly] found great regional
success with his debut novel."
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Mountain Press Article - May 21, 2009
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